Israel Ranks High in National Pride
Wearing the uniform of the IDF is a great privilege: (IPS, 2006)
Amongst Jews:
| Strongly Agree |
60% |
| Agree |
18% |
| Disagree |
11% |
| Strongly Disagree |
11% |
Amongst Arabs:
| Strongly Agree |
4% |
| Agree |
17% |
| Disagree |
21% |
| Strongly Disagree |
58% |
How angry does it make you feel when people show contempt for the Israeli flag? (IPS, 2006)
Amongst Jews:
| Extremely Angry |
62% |
| Very Angry |
17% |
| Not Very Angry |
11% |
| Not Angry at All |
10% |
Amongst Arabs:
| Extremely Angry |
7% |
| Very Angry |
16% |
| Not Very Angry |
43% |
| Not Angry at All |
34% |
How angry does it make you feel when people do not stand up when commemoration sirens are sounded? (IPS, 2006)
Amongst Jews:
| Extremely Angry |
64% |
| Very Angry |
16% |
| Not Very Angry |
9% |
| Not Angry at All |
11% |
Amongst Arabs:
| Extremely Angry |
5% |
| Very Angry |
24% |
| Not Very Angry |
31% |
| Not Angry at All |
40% |
How proud are you of being Israeli? (IPS, 2006)
Total Population:
| Very Proud |
46% |
| Somewhat Proud |
32% |
| Not Very Proud |
12% |
| Not Proud at All |
11% |
Amongst Jews:
| Very Proud |
52% |
| Somewhat Proud |
31% |
| Not Very Proud |
9% |
| Not Proud at All |
8% |
Amongst Arabs:
| Very Proud |
13% |
| Somewhat Proud |
31% |
| Not Very Proud |
32% |
| Not Proud at All |
24% |
I would rather be a citizen of Israel than of any other country in the world. (IPS, 2006)
Total Population:
| Strongly Agree |
68% |
| Agree |
19% |
| Disagree |
8% |
| Strongly Disagree |
5% |
By age: (Approximate figures)
| |
18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-59 |
60+ |
| Strongly Agree |
52% |
76% |
75% |
73% |
82% |
| Agree |
28% |
19% |
18% |
9% |
14% |
| Disagree |
4% |
3% |
3% |
15% |
2% |
| Strongly Disagree |
16% |
2% |
4% |
3% |
2% |
By level of education: (Approximate figures)
| |
Elementary |
Secondary |
Post-Secondary |
University |
| Strongly Agree |
100% |
80% |
80% |
70% |
| Agree |
0% |
15% |
14% |
20% |
| Disagree |
0% |
2% |
4% |
6% |
| Strongly Disagree |
0% |
3% |
2% |
4% |
By religious affiliation: (Approximate figures)
| |
Secular |
Traditional |
Religious |
Ultra-Orthodox |
| Strongly Agree |
60% |
83% |
80% |
75% |
| Agree |
23% |
10% |
12% |
7% |
| Disagree |
10% |
2% |
8% |
15% |
| Strongly Disagree |
7% |
5% |
0% |
5% |
Among the world Jewish population: (approximate figures)
| |
Europe/America |
Russia |
North Africa |
Asia and Middle East |
Israel |
| Strongly Agree |
67% |
62% |
84% |
80% |
56% |
| Agree |
17% |
20% |
10% |
15% |
22% |
| Disagree |
10% |
15% |
1% |
3% |
12% |
| Strongly Disagree |
5% |
3% |
5% |
2% |
10% |
I will encourage my children to live in Israel: (IPS, 2006)
Total Population:
| Strongly Agree |
67% |
| Agree |
19% |
| Disagree |
5% |
| Strongly Disagree |
9% |
By age (Jews): (Approximate figures)
| |
18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-59 |
60+ |
| Strongly Agree |
52% |
78% |
81% |
68% |
77% |
| Agree |
25% |
12% |
13% |
12% |
10% |
| Disagree |
10% |
2% |
1% |
20% |
2% |
| Strongly Disagree |
13% |
8% |
5% |
10% |
11% |
By religious affiliation: (Approximate figures)
| |
Secular |
Traditional |
Religious |
Ultra-Orthodox |
| Strongly Agree |
60% |
73% |
72% |
90% |
| Agree |
17% |
18% |
10% |
10% |
| Disagree |
8% |
3% |
8% |
0% |
| Strongly Disagree |
15% |
6% |
10% |
0% |
By gender: (Approximate figures)
| |
Males |
Females |
| Strongly Agree |
62% |
72% |
| Agree |
15% |
15% |
| Disagree |
8% |
3% |
| Strongly Disagree |
15% |
10% |
Would you like to go and settle in another country if it would significantly raise your standard of living? (IPS, 2006)
Total Population:
| Definitely Yes |
11% |
| Probably Yes |
13% |
| Probably No |
17% |
| Defiitely No |
59% |
By ethnicity:
| |
Jews |
Arabs |
| Definitely Yes |
11% |
12% |
| Probably Yes |
13% |
6% |
| Probably No |
18% |
12% |
| Defiitely No |
58% |
70% |
By age (Jews):(Approximate figures)
| |
18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-59 |
60+ |
| Definitely Yes |
18% |
17% |
9% |
20% |
18% |
| Probably Yes |
25% |
18% |
8% |
18% |
1% |
| Probably No |
19% |
22% |
27% |
15% |
20% |
| Defiitely No |
48% |
43% |
56% |
57% |
61% |
By income level (Jews): (Approximate figures)
| |
<$4,000 |
$4,000><$8,000 |
$8,000><$15,000 |
$15,000-$30,000 |
>$30,000 |
| Definitely Yes |
18% |
17% |
10% |
20% |
1% |
| Probably Yes |
10% |
7% |
12% |
7% |
17% |
| Probably No |
25% |
20% |
20% |
25% |
65% |
| Defiitely No |
50% |
56% |
68% |
48% |
17% |
Is it acceptable to refuse to fight in a war you believe is morally wrong? (IPS, 2006)
Total Population:
| Strongly Agree |
33% |
| Agree |
22% |
| Disagree |
20% |
| Strongly Disagree |
25% |
By ethnicity: (Approximate figures)
| |
Arabs |
Jews |
| Strongly Agree |
52% |
26% |
| Agree |
23% |
21% |
| Disagree |
12% |
22% |
| Strongly Disagree |
13% |
31% |
By gender: (Approximate figures)
| |
Males |
Females |
| Strongly Agree |
20% |
34% |
| Agree |
17% |
26% |
| Disagree |
23% |
18% |
| Strongly Disagree |
40% |
22% |
By religious affiliation: (Approximate figures):
| |
Secular |
Traditional |
Religious |
Ultra-Orthodox |
| Strongly Agree |
35% |
26% |
15% |
8% |
| Agree |
20% |
17% |
31% |
24% |
| Disagree |
20% |
19% |
37% |
25% |
| Strongly Disagree |
25% |
38% |
17% |
43% |
By political ideology: (Approximate figure)
| |
Left |
Center |
Right |
| Strongly Agree |
36% |
23% |
23% |
| Agree |
28% |
20% |
18% |
| Disagree |
20% |
21% |
23% |
| Strongly Disagree |
16% |
36% |
34% |
Would you be willing to fight for your country? (IPS, 2006)
| |
Jews |
Arabs |
Total |
| Definitely Yes |
71% |
9% |
63% |
| Probably Yes |
23% |
18% |
22% |
| Probably No |
4% |
10% |
5% |
| Definitely No |
? |
63% |
10% |
Willingness to fight by age (amongst Jews): (Approximate figures: IPS, 2006)
| |
18-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-59 |
60+ |
| Definitely Yes |
59% |
62% |
60% |
82% |
90% |
| Probably Yes |
29% |
33% |
35% |
12% |
8% |
| Probably No |
7% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
| Definitely No |
5% |
3% |
4% |
4% |
1% |
Generally speaking, Israel is a better country than most other countries. (Approximate figures)
| |
2006 IPS |
2003 (ISSP) |
1995 ((ISSP) |
| Strongly Agree |
37% |
21% |
15% |
| Agree |
40% |
27% |
42% |
| Total |
77% |
48% |
57% |
Amongst Jews:
| |
2006 IPS |
2003 (ISSP) |
1995 ((ISSP) |
| Strongly Agree |
38% |
18% |
18% |
| Agree |
24% |
43% |
39% |
| Total |
63% |
61% |
57% |
Amongst Jews (Continued):(IPS, 2006)
| Agree Strongly |
38% |
| Agree |
28% |
| Disagree |
22% |
| Disagree Strongly |
12% |
Amongst Arabs: (IPS, 2006)
| Agree Strongly |
38% |
| Agree |
39% |
| Disagree |
18% |
| Disagree Strongly |
6% |
I would rather be a citizen of Israel than of any other country in the world. (Approximate figures)
Amongst Arabs:
| |
2006 IPS |
2003 (ISSP) |
1995 ((ISSP) |
| Strongly Agree |
46% |
36% |
25% |
| Agree |
34% |
34% |
45%% |
| Total |
80% |
70% |
70% |
Amongst Jews:
| |
2006 IPS |
2003 (ISSP) |
1995 ((ISSP) |
| Strongly Agree |
70% |
56% |
56 |
| Agree |
20% |
36% |
26% |
| Total |
90% |
92% |
82% |
Is it acceptable to fight in a war you find morally wrong? (PRSA and IPS 2005)
| |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Total |
| United States |
38% |
8% |
46% |
| Israel |
32% |
22% |
54% |
How patriotic are you? (Gallup 2005 and IPS 2006)
| |
Extremely Patriotic |
Very Patriotic |
Somewhat Patriotic |
Not Especially Patriotic |
| United States |
26% |
46% |
22% |
5% |
| Israel |
34% |
27% |
24% |
15% |
I would rather be a citizen of my country than of any other country in the world. (IPS, 2006)
| |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Total |
| United States |
75% |
15% |
90% |
| Israel (Jews) |
71% |
17% |
88% |
| Hungary |
51% |
35% |
86% |
| Australia |
63% |
23% |
86% |
| Canada |
59% |
27% |
86% |
| Japan |
62% |
22% |
84% |
| Denmark |
56% |
27% |
83% |
| Portugal |
36% |
47% |
83% |
| Finland |
57% |
26% |
83% |
| Ireland |
40% |
42% |
82% |
| Israel (Arabs) |
49% |
33% |
82% |
| New Zealand |
53% |
28% |
81% |
| Poland |
42% |
38% |
80% |
| Austria |
51% |
27% |
78% |
| Spain |
20% |
54% |
74% |
| Great Britain |
41% |
31% |
72% |
| Czech Republic |
31% |
39% |
70% |
| Norway |
30% |
36% |
66% |
| France |
35% |
25% |
60% |
| Germany (East) |
18% |
41% |
59% |
| Germany (West) |
23% |
36% |
59% |
| Switzerland |
20% |
36% |
56% |
| Slovak Republic |
25% |
28% |
53% |
My country is better than most other countries. (IPS, 2006)
| |
Strongly Agree |
Agree |
Total |
| Australia |
36% |
47% |
83% |
| Canada |
30% |
49% |
79% |
| United States |
41% |
38% |
79% |
| Israel (Arabs) |
38% |
39% |
77% |
| Japan |
39% |
37% |
76% |
| New Zealand |
29% |
46% |
75% |
| Austria |
25% |
43% |
68% |
| Denmark |
30% |
38% |
68% |
| Finland |
20% |
47% |
67% |
| Israel (Jews) |
38% |
28% |
66% |
| Norway |
14% |
48% |
62% |
| Ireland |
10% |
45% |
55% |
| Great Britain |
14% |
36% |
50% |
| Spain |
11% |
38% |
49% |
| Portugal |
10% |
34% |
44% |
| France |
12% |
30% |
42% |
| Germany (West) |
7% |
33% |
40% |
| Germany (East) |
3% |
31% |
34% |
| Hungary |
8% |
26% |
34% |
| Poland |
7% |
26% |
33% |
| Czech Republic |
6% |
23% |
29% |
| Switzerland |
4% |
22% |
26% |
| Slovak Republic |
3% |
17% |
20% |
How proud are you of being a citizen of your country? (IPS, 2006)
| |
Very Proud |
Somewhat Proud |
Total |
| Ireland |
75% |
24% |
99% |
| United States |
80% |
18% |
98% |
| New Zealand |
70% |
27% |
97% |
| Canada |
70% |
27% |
97% |
| Australia |
70% |
26% |
96% |
| Portugal |
56% |
38% |
94% |
| Hungary |
46% |
48% |
94% |
| Austria |
50% |
41% |
91% |
| Poland |
47% |
44% |
91% |
| Finland |
42% |
49% |
91% |
| Japan |
43% |
47% |
90% |
| Denmark |
34% |
55% |
89% |
| France |
31% |
58% |
89% |
| Norway |
35% |
53% |
88% |
| Great Britain |
46% |
41% |
87% |
| Slovak Republic |
33% |
53% |
86% |
| Switzerland |
36% |
47% |
83% |
| Israel (Jews) |
52% |
31% |
83% |
| Czech Republic |
22% |
59% |
81% |
| Germany (West) |
16% |
49% |
65% |
| Germany (East) |
12% |
53% |
65% |
| Israeli (Arabs) |
13% |
31% |
44% |
Would you be willing to fight for your country? (IPS, 2006)
| Israel (2006) |
85% |
| Finland |
83% |
| Israel (2001) |
75% |
| United States |
63% |
| Canada |
61% |
| Italy |
53% |
| France |
51% |
| Austria |
45% |
| Spain |
37% |
| Germany |
32% |
| Japan |
16% |
March 1, 2006
A comparative survey conducted
by the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research
Center (NORC) shows that a high percentage of Israelis
are proud of their country and would rather live in
Israel than in another nation. The 33-country survey
was based on a variety of surveys conducted by the
International Social Survey Program, and was recently
published in the International
Journal of Public Opinion Research.
Out of a scale of 25, citizens
of Venezuela had the highest level of general pride
for their country with a score of 18.4, while the United
States ranked second with 17.7. Rounding out the leaders
of this category were Australia (17.5), Austria (17.4),
South Africa (17), Canada (17), Chile (17.1), New Zealand
(16.6) and Israel (16.2). Other questions in the survey
address specific areas like national achievement, technology,
art, sports, and world influence; Israel scored 2.3
out of a possible 4 points.
Many nations at the
bottom of the pride list are well-established European
nations: the eastern portion of Germany, Latvia, Sweden,
Slovakia, Poland, the western portion of Germany, Taiwan,
France, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. Tom Smith,
director of the General Social Survey at NORC, says
that the decline in national pride for these nations
could be because they “are experiencing a response
to globalism, particularly among young people...In
some European nations, the concept of strong patriotism
also has negative connotations.”
The survey found that nations with
growing levels of national pride were those who have
been attacked by terrorists, such as Israel, the United
States, and Australia, and that
terrorist attacks tend to increase national solidarity.
Source: Judy Siegel, “International poll finds
Israelis score high in national pride,” The
Jerusalem Post; (March 1, 2006).
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